Get Ready to ShakeOut and Win Prizes on Oct 17th!

Join the Emily Carr community as we participate in the world's largest earthquake drill. ShakeOut BC is an annual opportunity to practice how to be safer during big earthquakes and ensure that we all “Drop, Cover and Hold On”.

British Columbia is one of the most active seismic faults in the world, with over several thousand earthquakes recorded annually. Devastating quakes in Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, New Zealand + Indonesia have made it clear how important it is to be prepared to mitigate negative outcomes. The most at-risk regions of B.C. are those along the west coast where there is also a high risk of a tsunami.

What should you do when an earthquake strikes?

• DROP - get under a sturdy piece of furniture
• COVER - protect your head and neck
• HOLD ON - hold on during the shaking and wait 60 seconds before coming out

During the event, you will hear instructions from the speakers to take cover for up to two minutes in response to a simulated earthquake event that starts at 10:17 am. After the drill, please resume your activities.

Get Prepared and Enter to Win Prizes

We know that the motto of 'drop, cover, and hold on' means different things to everyone, especially depending on where you live and how prepared you are. That's why we want to hear from you about your emergency preparedness—and you could win prizes!

Upload a photo to the contest form on Oct. 17th showing your best "Drop, Cover, Hold On" selfie, and you could win a 2-Person 72-hour Urban Survival Kit or a 72-hour Individual Essentials Kit. Competition winners will be contacted by Oct. 23.

Have you signed up for Emily Alerts?

Emily Alert is ECU's campus alert system that will notify you of emergency situations.

Emily Alert is a mass emergency notification system that sends you an email and text message to alert you to emergencies that may cause the campus to be closed or require evacuation.